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All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night

Drama · 2020

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.

Movie details

All Day and a Night

“Born. Gangster. Repeat.”

2020 Drama 2h 1m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over All Day and a Night?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Joe Robert Cole

Written by

Joe Robert Cole

Ashton Sanders

Ashton Sanders

Jah

Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

JD

Isaiah John

Isaiah John

TQ

Kelly Jenrette

Kelly Jenrette

Delanda

Shakira Ja'nai Paye

Shakira Ja'nai Paye

Shantaye

Regina Taylor

Regina Taylor

Tommetta

Jalyn Hall

Jalyn Hall

Young Jah

Court is in session

Put All Day and a Night on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.